Barcelona-based Filmax has swooped on worldwide gross sales rights to “El amor de Andrea” (“Andrea’s Love”), the brand new characteristic by main Spanish auteur Manuel Martín Cuenca, whose “The Motive” snagged a Fipresci Grand Prize at Toronto Movie Pageant, and was his third movie chosen for the pageant.
“Andrea’s Love” is backed by Lazona, producers of the highest-grossing Spanish movie ever on dwelling turf, “Spanish Affair,” and Alebrije, behind Mexico’s all-time largest field workplace hit, “Directions Not Included.”
Additionally producing from Spain are La Loma Blanca, Martin Cuenca’s personal label, tax incentive construction El Amor de Andrea AIE and Nephilim Producciones (“Black Seashore,” “Invisibles”).
Martín Cuenca and Lola Mayo (“Lady With out Piano”) co-wrote “Andrea’s Love,” described as a movie about love, household and disillusionment.
The story revolves round Andrea, a 15-year-old woman, who’s attempting to win again the love of her father, who left her and her youthful brothers after getting divorced from their mom. All through the method, Andrea will reclaim her proper to have her voice heard.
One trait of Martín Cuenca’s profession has been the invention of latest Spanish faces. For instance, his characteristic debut, “The Weak spot of the Bolshevik” (2003), established Maria Valverde (“Exodus: Gods and Kings”) marked her first breakout on her solution to changing into as considered one of Europe’s most sought-after younger actors.
For “Andrea’s Love,” the actress lastly chosen for the starring function was the younger Lupe Mateo Barredo, after an extended audition course of carried out in Cadiz.
“I made a decision to movie this film chronologically, so the actors wouldn’t know what was going to occur till the day of the shoot,” Martín Cuenca mentioned.
“This was a extremely unimaginable expertise for everybody, particularly Lupe Mateo Barredo, the actress taking part in Andrea. On daily basis, I watched her actually get beneath the pores and skin of her character, till she had made it completely her personal.”
“Manuel’s expertise is his capacity to carry one of the best out in anybody who places themselves in his palms,” added Ivan Diaz, Filmax head of worldwide.
Worldwide consumers will be capable to watch “Andrea’s Love” at a market screening at Toronto.
